The go to of Aam Aadmi Occasion (AAP) supremo Arvind Kejriwal and Punjab chief minister (CM) Bhagwant Mann to Pakhowal Highway indoor stadium for a public rally on Tuesday brought about huge site visitors disruptions throughout a number of key areas of Ludhiana. Commuters confronted lengthy delays as main roads, together with the Pakhowal Highway, Mannequin City, Sarabha Nagar, Jawaddi, and Punjab Mata Nagar, remained choked for hours.
Commuters caught in a site visitors jam on the Pakhowal Highway in Ludhiana on Tuesday. (Gurpreet Singh/HT)
The political rally was performed in favour of AAP’s West constituency nominee MP Sanjeev Arora the place supporters from all throughout the Punjab attended the occasion. As many as 324 state-run buses had been deployed and parking space remained jam-packed. As a consequence of this, parking was completed on roadside which created chaos for the commuters. Even emergency automobiles had been seen caught within the site visitors.
One-way site visitors restriction brought about bottlenecks
The administration had enforced one-way site visitors restrictions 11am onwards, resulting in congestion on alternate routes. Workplace goers, faculty buses, and emergency automobiles discovered themselves caught in lengthy queues as roads became bottlenecks. Pissed off residents and commuters criticised the poor planning, stating that prior preparations ought to have been made to keep away from such inconvenience.
Gurpreet Singh, a businessman caught in site visitors close to Mannequin City, mentioned, “It took me over an hour to cover a distance that usually takes 10 minutes. Authorities should have informed the public in advance and made alternative arrangements.”
Amanpreet Kaur, a instructor, added, “School children were stranded in buses for hours due to the traffic jam. Political events should not disrupt daily life like this. Already traffic congestion has become pain in the neck of the commuters in daily life due to political event the city got blocked for several hours.”
Regardless of heavy police deployment, site visitors remained chaotic for almost 4 hours earlier than step by step easing within the afternoon. Whereas authorities assured that diversions had been in place, commuters argued that the preparations had been insufficient.
Scenario managed after a number of hours: Police
Commissioner of police Kuldeep Singh Chahal mentioned, “We have already managed the traffic diversions and traffic congestion was there for only a few hours as hundreds of buses were present. The situation was later was brought to normal.”
With political rallies turning into frequent forward of the by-elections, metropolis residents have urged authorities to make sure higher site visitors administration sooner or later.